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The Business of Being Born

A friend who read my last blog post (see below) wrote to me that she had seen a documentary (produced I believe by Rikki Lake, who is a huge midwife/home birth advocater) and recommended it to me. It's called, The Business of Being Born.

I can't wait to see it, as documentaries are quickly becoming my favorite genre of film.Watch the trailor HERE.

I had recently read in TIME magazine about giving birth at homeis becoming a new grassroots trend, as women are electing to stay out of hospitals.

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I found this post on Sarah Palin. I know that you like her, but I didn't know anything about her and thought the information in this letter was very interesting, considering that most people know very little about her voting history and don't have any idea about how she has performed in her position in Alaska. My sister is an editor for the LA Times and just got done with a piece on the ethics probe going on regarding Palin. Have you heard about that? Pretty odd.

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